Belgium vs Canada: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications over time
- Belgium
- Canada
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1,562 Patents against 1,478 Patents in Canada, a difference of 84 Patents.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 12th and Canada ranks 14th of 88 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 112.82 Patents | 47.33 Patents | 65.49 Patents | Belgium |
| 1980s | 312.73 Patents | 324.72 Patents | 11.99 Patents | Canada |
| 1990s | 662 Patents | 770.99 Patents | 109 Patents | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,339 Patents | 1,803 Patents | 464.64 Patents | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,671 Patents | 1,823 Patents | 152.46 Patents | Canada |
| 2020s | 1,780 Patents | 1,721 Patents | 58.12 Patents | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent applications, Belgium or Canada?
- Belgium, at 1,562 Patents against 1,478 Patents in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent applications between Belgium and Canada?
- 84 Patents, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Canada?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Canada rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Canada ranks 14th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
To identify patents in environment-related technologies (ENV-TECH), detailed search strategies have been developed drawing on more than 200,000 classification symbols. The search strategies encompass a broad spectrum of technologies related to environmental pollution, water scarcity, climate change mitigation.